Starlight Rocketry Bomarc

[billeblurzz]

I've started this kit and from the start there are some discrepancies...anyone built one of these?

 

[kuririn]

1. The ramjet tubes are way too long. I cut mine down to about 3 inches each.
2. If you sand and shape the raceways it will make for a much better appearance and closer to scale.
3. The initial decals provided were too large. Bob posted on the Starlight FB page that he will supply a new, smaller decal sheet for free if you purchased one of the initial release kits. Just message him.
That's all I can think of right now,

 

[billeblurzz]

Well the header card says the model is 23" long...it's not! Some of the dimensions in the instructions have been crossed out and inked in so that you cannot read. On another forum the kit was basically trashed!Overall kinda disappointing... Thank you for the reply.

 

[kuririn]

Adapt, overcome, improvise.
You can get a nice looking model from what is provided.
I'm leaving the ramjets off the tube and filling, primering and painting it separately until final assembly.
Good luck with your build.

 

[billeblurzz]

This 10” measurement was marked out…is the inked in measurement 6.5”?…or something else? Hard to tell!

 

[Titan II]

This 10” measurement was marked out…is the inked in measurement 6.5”?…or something else? Hard to tell!

You can easily figure out where to put them using these...

 

[kuririn]

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This 10” measurement was marked out…is the inked in measurement 6.5”?…or something else? Hard to tell!

The front of my mark is 5.75 inches from the end of the body tube.
10 in. is way off.

 

[billeblurzz]

Ok thank you! I'll proceed from there! I don't want to be disrespectful to the makers of the kit...thanking them for making a model of a missile that I like!It will be a fun model!

 

[billeblurzz]

Well I cut down the nacelles and used kiririn’s dimensions…and eyeballed some of the drawings posted.

 

[billeblurzz]

It may not be scale correct but maybe look ok? but the decals are too BIG!

 

[kuririn]

but the decals are too BIG!

Looking good.
See the third item in post #2.

 

[mr. bob]

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It may not be scale correct but maybe look ok? but the decals are too BIG!

M8

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This 10” measurement was marked out…is the inked in measurement 6.5”?…or something else? Hard to tell!

That is 8" new instructions are being printed with the correct dimentions

 

[mr. bob]

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It may not be scale correct but maybe look ok? but the decals are too BIG!

Correct size decals are in stock shoot me a pm and I will send you a set.

 

[mr. bob]

Looking good.
See the third item in post #2.

1. The ramjet tubes are way too long. I cut mine down to about 3 inches each.
2. If you sand and shape the raceways it will make for a much better appearance and closer to scale.
3. The initial decals provided were too large. Bob posted on the Starlight FB page that he will supply a new, smaller decal sheet for free if you purchased one of the initial release kits. Just message him.
That's all I can think of right

1. The ramjet tubes are way too long. I cut mine down to about 3 inches each.
2. If you sand and shape the raceways it will make for a much better appearance and closer to scale.
3. The initial decals provided were too large. Bob posted on the Starlight FB page that he will supply a new, smaller decal sheet for free if you purchased one of the initial release kits. Just message him.
That's all I can think of right now,

Well the header card says the model is 23" long...it's not! Some of the dimensions in the instructions have been crossed out and inked in so that you cannot read. On another forum the kit was basically trashed!Overall kinda disappointing... Thank you for the

 

[mr. bob]

I did stub my toe on the release of this kit. But getting the issues rectified.
New decals (30% smaller) if you have the original larger ones let me know and I will get you the right ones.
New instructions and header cards just got finished recently so all the new ones will be proper.
We has a few go out the door with 6" nacelle tubes.that has long been corrected with 4.5" tubes
A new nose cone grinder is almost done so in the not to distant future the ram jet cones will be made without a seam.
I learned a few things with this project. #1 when working with a graphic artist TRIPPLE check everything and build another kit by following the directions they wrote and printed.
Thanks to everyone for there support.
Mr. Bob

 

[Philip Tiberius D.]

This isn't the kit that glides back to earth in a long sweeping left (or right) turn is it ?

 

[mr. bob]

This isn't the kit that glides back to earth in a long sweeping left (or right) turn is it ?

Unfortunatly it isnt the glider version.

 

[Philip Tiberius D.]

Unfortunatly it isnt the glider version.

Does anyone know who makes it ? I see the MadCow kit is not available... still

 

[mr. bob]

Does anyone know who makes it ? I see the MadCow kit is not available... still

Idk if Madcows is a glider. Every 2.6 of thetes I have seen were parachute recovery. That doesnt mean any (including mine) couldn't be modified to glide.
Mr. Bob

 

[kuririn]

IIRC Estes made a gliding recovery Bomarc several decades ago.
Long OOP.

 

[Titan II]

Idk if Madcows is a glider. Every 2.6 of thetes I have seen were parachute recovery. That doesnt mean any (including mine) couldn't be modified to glide.
Mr. Bob

MC is not a glider, but modification is clearly possible. I started working on an RC one years ago, but got distracted by another project. Definitely consider more wing area and an airfoil. Attached is a link to the plans/article I was using. It was designed for a large Jetex motor and could be scaled to what ever you need. It would be a great project.

https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=8256

 

[mikeyd]

Pre Estes NCR made a 2.6, that could be converted to Glide. Outside of that, the only other production one I know of was the BT55 based Estes Citation series.

 

[burkefj]

I (Dynasoar Rocketry) made/sold many 2.6" R/C gliding bomarc kits..extremely light for the size, about a third of the weight of the madcow kit at the same scale. In my opinion there's no way to convert the mad cow kit to do anything close to a glide, way too heavy.
https://dynasoarrocketry.com/?page_id=6224

 

[billeblurzz]

 

[kuririn]

Very nice job.

 

[billeblurzz]

Thank you! And thanks for your suggestions! Just had to play along “by ear” literally!

 

[billeblurzz]

 

[billeblurzz]

Added back chrome strip.

 

[billeblurzz]

Love all examples of Bomarcs!

 

[mr. bob]

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Love all examples of Bomarcs!

I have one of those Atlantis Bomarc's in my collection. Maybe some day I will have time to build it.